Afghanistan vs Somalia: Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre
Afghanistan
0.122 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.126 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
37th
Somalia rank
36th
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.126 units per square kilometre against 0.122 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.004 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 36th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1695 units per square kilometre | 0.1024 units per square kilometre | 0.0671 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.1856 units per square kilometre | 0.1342 units per square kilometre | 0.0514 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.1801 units per square kilometre | 0.1332 units per square kilometre | 0.0469 units per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.1434 units per square kilometre | 0.1663 units per square kilometre | 0.0229 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.1265 units per square kilometre | 0.1388 units per square kilometre | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.126 units per square kilometre against 0.122 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 0.004 units per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 36th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.